Labor

Joseph Stiglitz, Michael Spence and a global team of leading thinkers are calling for new thinking & new rules for the world economy

The Institute for New Economic Thinking held its sixth Annual Conference from April 8 to April 11, 2015, in collaboration with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris.

Every nation faces the challenge of imagining what a good life means. Sound nutrition, shelter, health care, personal safety, social stability, security of savings, clean air and water, and the development of children are among the elements of what many envision as vital to a happy and healthy society.

A panel featuring Thomas Piketty, Kevin Murphy, and Steven Durlauf

Does the technology revolution require a new social policy?

The World Economic Roundtable seeks to help the business, investment, and policy communities understand ongoing changes in the world economy and to promote a discussion of ideas that can advance the goal of a widely shared global prosperity.

What will empower a worker to be able to make greater demands on a profitable economy or employer? The answer may be summed up in one word: leverage.

Economist Marie Mora discusses the deep economic crisis that has afflicted Puerto Rico for years

Artificial intelligence promises to make our lives easier. But is the cost losing some of our humanity?

Artificial intelligence doesn’t have to be a job killer—if we use it right

When workers are classified as independent contractors instead of employees, they fall into a hole not covered by many labor protections

As automation takes on more routine tasks, work will become more about creativity, ethics, and empathy

The Rise of China and the Future of WorkArtificial intelligence could replace routine jobs but allow us to “pursue dreams”

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to replace routine jobs, says Dr. Kai-Fu Lee. But done right, that process could allow us to “pursue dreams, spend time with our loved ones and find out why we exist as humans”

“We don’t look after each other at all,” says Jeffrey Sachs on America today